AP I EGY MIDEAST DEBATING THE VEIL

A Muslim woman wearing the niqab follows her husband as they visit the Giza pyramids in Cairo, Egypt Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006. In Egypt and other Muslim countries, a fierce debate has broken out over whether the niqab – a cloth covering a woman’s face with only a slit for the eyes – is required for modesty or a dangerous sign of political extremism that should be banned. (AP Photo/Mohammed Sehety)